1996 - ideas?

Calmsurrender

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I have a niece turning 18 this year and I'm trying to think of a few gimmicky things to give to her as a reminder what things were like "back then"
Thing is I wasn't ultra cool meself at the time and am finding it hard to remember what was "in".

So far Im thinking those gel shoes( ok they weren't ultra cool .. But pretty funny) , the bracelets with glitter in them, maybe a soother necklace (although I think they were over and done with by then? )

Any ideas good folks of the net? Memories of 1996?

If I was any good I would've saved these things at the time!!

Stained Class

Line dancing outfit & tickets to Garth Brooks.

She can party like it's 1996!

branie

Michael Collins coming out in the cinema

The Princess Bride

The best song in '96 for me was The Fugees,Killing me softly.
Other than than,nothing really stands out for me personally,as I was otherwise busy that year.

Buy her a copy of Reeling in the Years,the 90s-The Spice Girls were popular*,like One Direction now -own chocolate bars,calendars etc...search eBay for memorabilia, maybe?
Perhaps google it and go from there.

*popular does not necessarily equal good.

Professey Chin

Because of the Spice Girls I'm thinking 1996 was all about platform shoes and a mysterious rise in broken ankles being treated in hospitals.

sawdoubters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSvbJTgymYQ

Ralf and Florian

I'm thinking Trainspotting but a film about heroin addiction might not be the most suitable choice though you couldent escape it that year.The poster,The "Choose life " catchphrase the soundtrack etc.

r3nu4l

A compilation album of the hits of 1996?

Also, https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=what+happened+in+1996&oq=what+happened+in+1996&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.7214j0j7&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8]this Google search might help stir some memories.

Fashion search

Professey Chin

The compilation is a good idea. The Now albums for that year were 33 and 34 I think.
(I got 32 for my bday at the very start of the year :pac: )

deadybai

get her a pair of clogs !

Stained Class

Indoor smoking area & 20 Carrolls.

I'm sure her parents will approve.

jonnny68

Big room House music, Dublin club scene still thriving.

The Prodigy

The Chemical Brother

The Fugees

Massive attack

Oasis

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Pogs!!!

Calmsurrender

Stained Class wrote: »

Indoor smoking area & 20 Carrolls.

I'm sure her parents will approve.

They probably would !! Haha!


Thanks everyone for the suggestions so far, keep em coming , I'm googling and ebaying like mad but her birthdays not til the end of the year so plenty of time.

The music is a good idea I was absolutely sure a particular song was number one the day she was born but when I looked up the chart it was a different one... Damn my misty memory :pac:

Professey Chin

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Pogs!!!

I still have a case of pogs and a case of slammers
Tried to play a few weeks ago, it was a disaster :pac:

Calmsurrender

I was poor and never had pogs, only caps ! Loser me!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

I never had any of the cool Pogs, just crappy cheap ones. It was a strange craze all the same. Try explaining Pogs to the youth of today and they look at you with that wtf dopey stare of theirs...

The Princess Bride

Calmsurrender wrote: »

The music is a good idea I was absolutely sure a particular song was number one the day she was born but when I looked up the chart it was a different one... Damn my misty memory :pac:

Maybe it was number one in another country-would that do instead?

Please someone tell me-what are pogs?
Am not too cool to admit I'm clueless-could google but too stubborn!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogs

eireannBEAR

WCW Nitro and euro 96...Oh and being able to go to the shop and buy a pack of tayto, a diary milk bar and a can of coke all for under one pound.

eireannBEAR

Ireland won this and father ted aired.

r3nu4l

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Try explaining Pogs to the youth of today and they look at you with that wtf dopey stare of theirs...

Some of us are too old to have had any interest in pogs. I was too busy partying and getting laid back then*



*Those were the days :pac:

Calmsurrender

Wonder if they are still at home buried somewhere might be worth showing her and saying "here's how lame your Aunt was ... Lol" (coz I'm so cool ai can say lol out loud ...)

wil

So she is now old enough to use the internet - you could get her a brand new transportable i386 with Windows 95 on it and Internet Explorer 3 preinstalled and of course the usual AOL starter disk.
She'll need some instructions so get this on VHS or this

You'll need a 28.8kb modem to go with that, and a dot matrix printer.

If money is no object you could also source one of those new wireless mobile telephones, they were bricks about the same size as todays models with similar battery life (remember 2007) slightly better reception but they didn't get you mugged.

steveone

A 1996 car?

branie

The Macarena

The Corrs and alanis morrisete were big in that year, Michelle Smith won a load of medals in the Olympics in USA, Eimear Quinn won the Eurovision for Ireland in that beautiful dress, the 2nd series of Fr Ted was aired in 1996, the Eurovision episode was huge-u should make a montage set to 'my lovely horse'

Calmsurrender

Father Ted was on my mind alright but the thing about it is it hasn't really gone away since ... That's amazing isn't it , for something with only 3 seasons it's still on TV 18 years later!
Had the Corrs and Jagged Little Pill album if I can find them I could give them to her and be like "this is a taaaape " (coz again I was not cool enough to have CDs)
Good shout


Really like the idea of 1996 car ... Unlikely I could swing it but oh if I could ...

Kerrydude1981

Possibly the song of the summer back in 1996 for GAA and of course Wexford fans

1996 was the year Big Jack retired from the Ireland team as well.

nlgbbbblth

The Now albums for 1996 were 33, 34 and 35.

All are quite easy to pick up cheaply on CD.

Now 35 was the last one to be released on vinyl. Expect to pay €100.

There's also the Now Millennium Series 1996 which was released in 1999 [along with 19 others 1980 - 1999].
However these are pricey now and you'll pay at least 25 euro for it.

The Hits Series was still going then and is a cheaper alternative. Try Huge Hits 1996 which can be found on Amazon Marketplace for pence. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Huge-Hits-96-Various/dp/B000005REA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393632206&sr=8-1&keywords=HUGE+HITS+1996

L1011

Calmsurrender wrote: »

So far Im thinking those gel shoes( ok they weren't ultra cool .. But pretty funny) , the bracelets with glitter in them, maybe a soother necklace (although I think they were over and done with by then? )

Those are all a fair few years earlier - well, maybe not the bracelets but definitely the other two.

murphym7

Buy her a 6 pack of Mad dog 20/20 or Hooch. I think WKD launched that year too.

Calmsurrender

MYOB wrote: »

Those are all a fair few years earlier - well, maybe not the bracelets but definitely the other two.

I know the soothers were done and dusted but maybe I'll throw one in for the crack , I dunno, the bracelets I'm including because I remember buying a heap of them the day she was born ... But like I said before I was a loser lol so maybe I was the only one wearing them then
Surprised about the jelly shoes I thought they were later but again L for loser over here although I can't imagine they were ever cool !!!

kumate_champ07

the year rap died

eireannBEAR

AV8 Shoes!!!!

X-works jeans!